"Slumdog Millionaire" is Top Dog at Golden Globes

"Slumdog Millionaire" topped the heap with four Golden Globe awards on Sunday making it the current favor for the Academy Awards in February.

The picture, a Bombay-based love story about a kid from slums who wins a fortune on a reality game show, won the best drama award, best director (Danny Boyle), best screenwriter( Simon Beaufoy) and best composer (A.R. Rahman).




Jan 12 - "Slumdog Millionaire" won four coveted Golden Globe awards on Sunday (11 January), boosting its chances at the Oscars in February.



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Slumdog Millionaire picks up 4 Golden Glove nominations

"Slumdog Millionaire" garnered four Golden Globe nominations including best picture -- an extraordinary feat for a movie that has had only a very limited release.

Actors Dev Patel (L) and Anil Kapoor are shown in a scene from director Danny Boyle's film "Slumdog Millionaire" in this undated publicity photograph. The film received a Golden Globe nomination as best motion picture drama as nominations were announced in Beverly Hills December 11, 2008. The Golden Globe Awards, presented by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association will be held January 11, 2009 in Beverly Hills. REUTERS/Ishika Mohan/Fox Searchlight/Handout

Thu Dec 11, 9:12 AM ET

The movie was destined for video when it was purchased by Fox Searchlight and shown in select theaters.


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"Slumdog Millionaire" wins pre-Oscar award

"Slumdog Millionaire" won best film in New York from the National Board of Review of Motion Pictures, one of the indicators of favorites for the Academy Awards in February.

The plot revolves around a young man from the slums of Mumbai who enters a game show to attract his love interest's attention.

The Fox Searchlight film is directed by Danny Boyle and stars Dev Patel and Freida Pinto.

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